It Turns Back：rolex Presented Brand New Oyster Perpetual Dayjust Turn-o-graph
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Compared with the stable and unchanged image which Rolex gave us before, Rolex made us all surprised through its extraordinary performance in the Basel exhibition this year. Take the evergreen Cosmograph Daytona as an example, the central second hand and chronometer of sub dial and inner bezel of its 116509 with 18K white gold strap launched this year are all displayed with red, although the movement still used self-winding chronometer movement, the special color especially the fresh red made it a Triton of the minnows of the stainless steel, K gold and those with black and white dial editions, so it is easy to attract the attention of watch lovers.
In the mind of most watch lovers, the highest value of Rolex lies in accuracy and durability. It can control the quality and quantity effectively and keep its specialty without a lot of editions and changes. The Submariner 50th anniversary with green bezel attracted most watch lovers’ attention just with a little change. And this year Daytona launched rare 18 K white gold edition and with an advantage of a young and red hand (used to appear in 1970’s, and this year it appeared again), it is easy to understand why many watch lovers are crazy for it.
Red charming: brand new Turn-O-Graph (TOG)
another key point of Rolex which attracted a lot of attention is that Turn-O-Graph of Oyster Perpetual Datejust launched its new editions which are 116262,116263 and 16264.Although using the basic self-winding movement Cal.3135 of Rolex, the brand new Turn-??Graph watch case, bezel and dial are all modified and improved to a large extent, especially with the dazzling and bold red central big second hand and date numbers, no wonder it caught most watch lovers’ hearts when it was launched. Standing beside all the sports stars of Rolex such as Explorer, Submariner and GMT Master, Turn-O-Graph is always so ordinary and silent. However, if you trace the origin of Turn-O-Graph, it is easy to find it is Turn-O-Graph that laid a foundation for Rolex to participate in Utility Watch or Professional Watch, so it acted a key role and was significant in the history of Rolex.
The primogenitor of Rolex Sports: Turn-O-Graph
Oyster Perpetual Datejust Turn-O-Graph Ref. 6202 was launched in Basel world of 1953, and its design inspiration actually came from a new conception of chronometer technology: Rolex added an innovative rotary chronometer bezel onto the original oyster case, making Turn-O-Graph owning the chronograph function similar to chronometer, while a triangle sign was marked on the top point of rotary chronometer bezel, representing “0?, which is also the name origin of Turn-O-Graph. Turn-O-Graph 6202 have two obvious advantages compared with other contemporary chronometers, one is its solid oyster case is good for anti-shake and wear and tear, the other is because it does not need a chronometer button, and of course have better water resistance.
Turn-O-Graph 6202 is not only the first Rolex which has rotary chronometer bezel, but also lays a foundation for the development of Submariner, Yacht master and GMT Master. Take Submariner Ref. 6204 as example, its rotary chronometer in outside bezel is almost the same as Turn-O-Graph. The 60 minutes in the outside bezel are all with markers, which is quite different from today’s Submariner, which just has markers in the first 15 minutes. In fact, the difference between Submariner 6204 and Turn-O-Graph 6202 only lies in the design of dial and head. The earliest GMT Master Ref. 6542 basically follows the semblance of Turn-O-Graph 6202 and uses movement of Caliber 1065, plus it has a function of 24-hour indicator, so it became a new model with Rolex date magnifier for the first time.
Thunderbird
Turn-O-Graph 6202 was only produced for a short time in 1950’s, with a quantity of only several thousand pieces, and soon replaced by the well known Thunderbird Dayjust-Turn-O-Graph Ref. 6309. Dayjust Ref. 6309 having a nick name like that is of course related to USAF Thunderbird-USA aerial acrobatics group. Thunderbird-USA aerial acrobatics group which was founded in 1953 gave a Turn-O-Graph Ref. 6309 to the master of the group-Don Ferris, who was a famous air war hero, as souvenir. From that on, Turn-O-Graph got a nick name as Thunderbird by Americans who adored flying and heroes.
Turn-O-Graph 6309 used the movement of 1065, Acrylics glass mirror with amplificatory date display, and its outside bezel also has a big change. The biggest difference between Thunderbird Ref.6309 and its original 6202 is that the watch bezel is changed into a steel hollow-out outside bezel just like Yachtmaster, and without the every minute marker. Turn-?-Graph Thunderbird series also follows such a outside bezel design, and it is quite different from the later Submariner of 6202 outside bezel from the semblance, and the later Thunderbird 1625,16253,16263,16264 and 16268 with sapphire crystal glass are classified as Dress Watch, departuring the sports style of 6202 at that year, so that most watch lovers ignored the fact that Turn-O-Graph 6202 was the primogenitor of Rolex sports watches.
Rolex launched Turn-O-Graph Ref.116261, 116263 and 116264 which were changed greatly, of course it is not only purely changed based on Turn-O-Graph’s old edition, but obviously built up a new series sports watch. In the other hand, Rolex also relied on the changed Turn-O-Graph to show its R&D achievements in recent years, and other editions will follow this in the future. The rotary bezel of new Turn-O-Graph used a wheel system which was newly developed, so it is smoother when rotating. Its Jubilee steel strap used solid end links, the button was also improved a lot, and it wears more comfortable. The inside circle of the dial of new Turn-O-Graph has a sign of “ROLEX” marked, which is also another innovative technology from Rolex. And the change of semblance is of course what Turn-0-Graph attracts others. The red and protrudent central big second hand definitely attracts your attention, and the words of “Turn-O-Graph” also use red sign, reappearing the mien of Red Submariner. What makes you more touched is that Rolex also added full-red numbers to show the date for its new Turn-O-Graph, which is an unprecedented try of Rolex.
After the brief introduction of the evolvement of Turn-O-Graph, I believe some of your puzzle should be dissolved. But I do not know if you will have a big question mark in your mind like me, which is: what surprise will Rolex give to us next year?
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